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Remove the veil from the secrets kept in the facades of old buildings. Find out why people in Zagreb hear Gric cannon each day at noon and discover the hidden courtyards of old town. Enliven the stories from ancient times such as the struggle of Gradec and the Capitol, or the story of the Golden Bull. Feel everyday Zagreb on Dolac market while you sense a scent of more than one hundred kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables. Find the hidden planet solar system on Zagreb streets and meet the mummy, our Etruscan beauty. Take a ride with the funicular in Zagreb and a walk via Lenuzzi green horseshoe - one of the major urban interventions in the history of Croatian architecture and horticulture. This city tour includes a lunch in a traditional Zagreb restaurant where you can taste food following our grandmother’s receipts.

At the site of a smaller church, in the 12th century the great Romanesque cathedral was build but it was destroyed by Tatari in 13th century. From the second half of the 15th century to the first quarter of the 16th century the walls and towers were built around the cathedral as defense against the Turks. In the 19th century at the time of Bishop George Haulik the shrine and a new neo-Gothic wooden altar were ordered. Walcker, an organ builder, created a new organ which is still located in the cathedral choir and is among ten most important in the world. In 1880 Zagreb has suffered from earthquakes which damaged the cathedral. The restoration plans were drafted by the Viennese architect Friedrich Schmidt, and the restoration was conducted by the architect Hermann Bolle. In the cathedral are buried remains of the Croatian Zrinskoga Peter and Fran Krsto Frankopan.

Zagreb Funicular, with only 66 meters long railroad is the shortest funicular in the world for public transport. Construction began in the late 19th century and all to 1934 it was riding on the steam engine. Today, the funicular rides on electric power, connects the Upper and Lower part of the city of Zagreb and is the protected monument.

The building is shaped like a rectangular tower with a small passage because it was once part of the defense system of Gradec. Stone Gate is the only defensive gate that has been preserved until today. In a small passage there is a chapel of Our Lady of the Stone Gate, the patron of the city. Legend says that in the last fire only thing preserved was image of Holy Mary with child.

Grič cannon, every day at noon, firings to mark the middle of the day. It's located in the tower Lotrščak on the Upper town and each day for more than hundred and ten years shooting at noon in memory of a single event from Zagreb's past. According to legend, the Gric cannon fired a shot at noon on the Turkish camp, which was located across the Sava River, and blew the cock by the chef on a platter carried a pasture. After that the Turks have fled and are not attacking Zagreb.

St. Catherine's Church is a Baroque church located in the Upper Town which was built by Jesuits in the 17th century. Beside the church was originally the monastery which today Klovicevi yard. After two fires 1645th and 1674th , in which the church was burned down again supplied by Croatian nobles who in return, according to custom, then, you could set your own family coat of arms, or were given the honor of being buried in the church and setting tombstones.

The picturesque street in the city center was created in the stream valley between the Middle Ages, the oldest established settlements in Zagreb Gradec and the Capitol. Long before the street there flowed a stream so the streets until the early 20 century called Potok. Today in Tkalčićeva street you can see the old sundial that shows the right time, the statue of Mary Juric Zagorka, big Zagreb journalist, or you can enjoy the many cafes, galleries and restaurants.

Dolac is the largest and most famous market in Zagreb opened the 1930th at the place of old walls and after it was decided that the old market Harmica move from the place of today's Ban Josip Jelacic Square. Market is located between the Ban Josip Jelacic Square, Capitol, and the Upper Town. Vivid colors and fragrances of fresh fruit and vegetables is something that should not be missed.

Lenuci horseshoe is a complex of seven squares and parks in central Zagreb. These are: Nikola Subic Zrinski Square with one of the most beautiful parks Zrinjevac Zagreb, Trg Strossmayer, King Tomislav Square, Peter and Paul, the Botanical Garden, Marulić square, Trg Ivana Mažuranića and Marshal Tito. Lenuci or green stream is representative of an area that provides an important feature of Zagreb's urban identity.